She also revealed that Stella swaps the cobbles for the Big Apple, leaving her role open for her to return to in the future.

"She decides she hasn't got over the Karl thing and the love life isn't going to plan, so she goes to New York to stay with an old friend - who I've never spoken about in my entire life as Stella but suddenly she's my best mate," she explained.

The actress also played down her comments on Twitter earlier this year where she agreed with fans who complained she wasn't getting enough screen time.

"You have to go with what the producer wants and when they know you're leaving, they're not going to invest massively in your character. I've had a lot of dramatic stuff so I didn't really mind," she added.